The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries by McKean, David
The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries by McKean, David

The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries

A clear-eyed yet hopeful history of the United States, revisiting the state of the union every fifty...
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Author: David McKean
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries by McKean, David

The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries

$38.40
The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries by McKean, David

The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries

$38.40
Author: David McKean
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A clear-eyed yet hopeful history of the United States, revisiting the state of the union every fifty years since America's birth.

"Brilliantly written and illuminating." --Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Silent Spring Revolution

America is the rare country that was founded on an idea, and it was a truly radical idea for its time: the belief that the people of a country could govern themselves.

The Flag Was Still There offers a unique new narrative of the American Experiment. By focusing on five remarkable years marked by both progress and backlash--1776, 1826, 1876, 1926, and 1976--and with an eye to America's 250th birthday, David McKean and M. Todd Bennett explore how the United States has sustained its founding idea. The centennial saw a country still struggling to confront the Civil War's legacy, culminating in the birth of the Jim Crow era. In 1926, virulent nativism was at a peak, and a reascendant Ku Klux Klan marched on Washington. The bicentennial was marked by economic turmoil, post-Watergate political malaise, and the still-fresh wounds of the Vietnam War.

America has yet to fully realize its founding principles. But as The Flag Was Still There reminds us, Americans have always striven to defend, renew, and extend the nation's promise even in the face of staunch resistance--a determination that continues to this day.

Author: David McKean,M. Todd Bennett
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.51h x 6.21w x 1.14d
ISBN: 9781541704169


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026

About the Author
David McKean is the former US ambassador to Luxembourg and was director of policy planning in the Department of State. The author or coauthor of six previous books, he divides his time between Washington, DC, New Hampshire, and North Carolina.

M. Todd Bennett is a professor of history at East Carolina University. He was formerly a historian at the US Department of State. The author of two previous books, he lives in Washington, DC.
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